Combination trouser skirt



June 16, 193 1. c. BOHR 1,810,237

COMBINATION TROUSER SKIRT Filed April 29, 1950 5 By M4ec/4 (AHA/3010?.

ATTORNEYS.

Patented June 16, i931 UNITED STATES) PATENT OFFICE- MARCIA. CAHiN BOHR,OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

GOIMIBINATION TROUSER SKIRT Application ma April 29,1930. Serial No.448,310.

; stitching, which covers the crotch and completely hides the trouserappearance. This inverted pleat is used in conjunction with any otherpleats, such as side pleats, box pleats, knife pleats or accordionpleats, or any type v of pleats being used, either all around, part wayaround, clusters, groups, etc.

, Other objects and advantages will appear as the specificationproceeds, and the novel features of the device will be particularlypointed out in the claims hereto annexed.

' My invention is illustrated in the accom-,

panying drawings, in which Figure 1- shows a perspective view of thdevice as applied to a dress,

I Figure 2 shows a side elevation,

Figure 3 shows a rear elevation,

Figure 4 shows an enlarged front view of the skirt with the trouserportions flared outwardly, Figure 5 shows the device in normal position,and

Figure 6 is a detail cross section taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 4.

In carrying out my invention, I provide a 35 skirt portlon 1 shown inFigure 4. This skirt has a crotch 2 that divides the skirt into two legportons 3 and 4.

The crotch, the most important part of my invention, is so designed inlength to give freedom of movement in all bending postures, as inathletics, various sports, as golf, swimming, tennis, motoring, such asentering in or out of a car, horseback riding, and so forth.

The trouser'seam 2 is cut-on a slight arc although it could be on aslant from the end of the crotch to the bottom of the skirt to eliminateunnecessary material which interferes in wearing. The trouser skirt isjoined to a yoke 7 or'it may form a continuation of W a dress, s suit,etc. The yoke 7 forms a tight fit around the body and pre- I vents theskirt from sagging in front and. back. This causes the pleats disposedadjacent to the crotch to hang vertically and cover the crotch.

The crotch is normally covered or concealed by pleats 5 that areintegral- 'th the crotch and the skirt. The pleats disposed adjacent tothe crotch are inverted, but the other adjoining pleats may be madeotherwise if desired, or dispensed with. An inverted pleat is a reversedbox pleat and in the garment as shown the box pleat is formed into acrotch portion and then into portions that form the inner sides of thelegs of the garment. The pleats formingthe inverted pleats at the top ofthe garment extend downwardly throughout the length of the garment andabut each other for hiding the crotch. The inverted pleatis shown inFigure 6, which especially illustrates the slight lapping at 5' and themeeting of the edges at the central stitching.8. The pleats arestitchedtogether at their tops at 8, and these stitchings pre- F vent theopening of the pleats ad acent to the top of the crotch in the region 9(front and back), and therefore the crotch will be effectively coveredat all times. The length of the stitchings 8 may vary according to howmuch of the crotch it is desired to cover. In

Figure 6 I show how the pleats 5 disposed adjacent to thecrotch'slightly overlap as at 5', and how they are secured together bythe stitching 8. This causes the central pleats to hide the crotchduring walking.

This trouser skirt is not only adapted for I claim: e 1. A combinationtrouser skirt having a crotch formed therein for providing leg portionsinverted pleats dis osed adjacent to the 5 crotch for hiding the crotchsaid pleats being overlapped at their tops for causing their lowerportions to abut during walking and thus cover the crotch at all times,and a row of stitching connecting the pleats and holding the'tops ofsaid pleats in place.

2. A skirt of the character describedcom prising two Side sectionsfolded" at their edges to form pleats throughout the lengths thereof,meeting in the front and in the back, the gpleats of he two sectionsbeing overlapped and secured at the upper portion of the sklrt only tonormally cause the lower sections of the pleats to lie incircumferential continuity, and a web connecting the front and the backpleats of each section to form the crotch and to form separate legsections. 3. A skirt comprising two side sections folded at their edgesto form pleatsthroughout the lengths thereof, meeting in the front andin the back, the pleats of the two sections being overlapped and securedat the upper portion of the skirt only to normally cause the lowersections of the pleats to lie in circumferential continuity, a webconnecting l the front and back pleats of each section to 'form thecrotch and to form separate leg sec; tions, and other pleats in saidside sections adjoining the first pleats also beirgg secured at theupper portion of the skirt 0 y..

4. A skirt of the character described having an inverted leat in thefront and an inverted pleat in t e back, both of said pleats extendingto the bottom of the skirt, the webs of the two pleats being joinedbetween the 40 1e s to form a crotch and the webs having cient materialto normally allow the folds to preserve the character of circumferentialcontinuity throu hout the skirt length.

- NEARCIA OAHN BOHR.

